Method and Apparatus for Remotely Monitoring the Condition of a Patient
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system including:
- a patient monitoring device determining a plurality of physiological readings of a patient and wirelessly transmitting said plurality of patient readings to a wireless hub;
a wireless hub wirelessly receiving said plurality of physiological readings; and
a remote server, wherein said remote server receives said plurality of physiological readings from said wireless hub and compares said plurality of physiological readings to a predetermined alert condition based on a plurality of physiological readings,wherein an alert indication is provided to said patient when said plurality of patient readings violate said alert condition.
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Abstract
A patient monitoring system provides enhanced functional capability relative to known systems and provides a wireless communication link between a patient monitoring device, worn by a patient, and a local hub. The patient monitoring system is adapted to monitor various patient physiological characteristics, such as blood pressure, pulse rate, blood glucose, weight, pulse oximetry and others. The data from the patient monitoring device is wirelessly transmitted to a local hub, which, in turn, is configured to automatically transfer the data to a remote server, for example, over a public or private communications network. In one embodiment of the invention, the server is configured as a web portal to selectively allow access to such patient physiological data by designated third parties, such as physicians, clinicians, relatives and the patient themselves.
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25 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system including:
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a patient monitoring device determining a plurality of physiological readings of a patient and wirelessly transmitting said plurality of patient readings to a wireless hub; a wireless hub wirelessly receiving said plurality of physiological readings; and a remote server, wherein said remote server receives said plurality of physiological readings from said wireless hub and compares said plurality of physiological readings to a predetermined alert condition based on a plurality of physiological readings, wherein an alert indication is provided to said patient when said plurality of patient readings violate said alert condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A patient monitoring system including:
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a patient monitoring device determining a first physiological reading of a patient and a second physiological reading of a patient and wirelessly transmitting said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading to a wireless hub; a wireless hub wirelessly receiving said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading; and a remote server, wherein said remote server receives said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading from said wireless hub, wherein said remote server includes a predetermined alert condition that requires a plurality of physiological readings from a patient to determine whether said alert condition has been triggered, wherein said remote server uses both said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading to determine whether said alert condition has been triggered, wherein an alert indication is provided to said patient when said alert condition has been triggered. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for monitoring a patient, said method including:
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determining a plurality of physiological readings of a patient at a patient monitoring device; wirelessly transmitting said plurality of patient readings to a wireless hub; wirelessly receiving said plurality of physiological readings at said hub; transmitting said plurality of physiological readings to a remote server; receiving said plurality of physiological readings from said wireless hub at said remote server; comparing said plurality of physiological readings to a predetermined alert condition based on a plurality of physiological readings; and providing an alert indication to said patient when said plurality of patient readings violate said alert condition.
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25. A method for monitoring a patient, said method including:
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determining a first physiological reading of a patient at a patient monitoring device; determining a second physiological reading of said patient at said patient monitoring device; wirelessly transmitting said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading to a wireless hub; wirelessly receiving said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading at said hub; transmitting said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading to a remote server; receiving said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading from said wireless hub at said remote server, wherein said remote server includes a predetermined alert condition that requires a plurality of physiological readings from a patient to determine whether said alert condition has been triggered; using both said first physiological reading and said second physiological reading to determine whether said alert condition has been triggered; and providing an alert indication to said patient when said alert condition has been triggered.
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